The Ex and Her Riches

Charles opened the door and saw Nico and Benedict staring each other down with their arms crossed. It looked as though the two just had a fight as well.

Charles felt a little better when he saw that Nico wasn’t having it any easier. With a calm look on his face, he carried Zendaya into the ward and asked, “What’s going on here? What’s with this tension in the air? Also, why are you two still awake at this hour?”

Both Nico and Benedict turned around and shot Charles a hostile glare.

“Shut up! You’re still awake, too!” they snapped at him in unison.

Nico then shifted his gaze back toward Benedict and remained silent while trying to suppress his anger.

Benedict let out a defiant snort and exclaimed, “What are you, Uncle Nico, and Daddy doing? Why leave me and Zendy at the laboratory? Is it because Daddy and Mommy want to spend some time together? Is that why they’re leaving us behind?”

Nico was on the verge of fainting from anger at that point.

F*ck! Why won’t Benny just listen to reason?

As he glared at Benedict, who was curled up in his blanket on the bed, he found himself at a loss for words.

After the two had been arguing all night, Nico realized that Benedict’s statements were far more logical and persuasive than his.

Zendaya struggled in Charles’ arms and motioned at him to put her down on Benedict’s bed.

Charles understood what she wanted and helped get her shoes off before gently putting her down on the bed.

Zendaya then threw herself at Benedict and wailed, “I had a bad dream earlier, Benny! I dreamt that Mommy got injured and didn’t want us anymore!”

Benedict’s face grew pale as he listened to the details of her nightmare.

Feeling uncomfortable due to his sickness, he pressed his hand firmly against his chest as he replied, “I had the same dream when I slept for half an hour earlier…”

Nico and Charles exchanged surprised glances when they heard that.

They say children are connected to their mother by blood. I-Is that theory actually true? Could something terrible have happened to Gwendolyn?

Both the men had solemn looks on their faces as they stood there on the side.

grew increasingly pale as he struggled to breathe. Noticing

on the back in an attempt to help relieve his

wanted to help out as well, but she didn’t know what she could do, so

then. Joshua was probably fast asleep with his

no signs of improvement. “I’ll call an

“Okay!”

go to a hospital,” Benedict

continued, “Ordinary hospitals can’t treat me. Go and get Mr. Eugene instead. He’s staying in room

ran out of there as quickly as his legs could carry

than

in severe pain snapped him out of it. He then quickly

always been in poor condition because his heart isn’t able to pump enough blood, so he cannot withstand stress. What did you guys say to him? How did he end

and Nico exchanged glances and

at them before retrieving the

tray and IV drip, but Benedict refused to let him

or my mommy. Otherwise, I’d rather die from the pain

and flashed him a conflicted look as he recalled Cedrick’s orders. “It’s raining outside, and your body is very weak right now. What if you end up catching a cold? Also, it’s very chaotic in Salinsburgh lately, so your dad needs to stay up all night just to get his work done. He left you two here in

shook his head stubbornly, much to

won’t receive a transfusion unless you take me

a five-year-old child would be able to

and Charles fell silent

their father is busy at work, you could bring the kids over and not disturb him at work. That way, the children would feel more at ease.

arm muscles tightening. He was adamant

all right… I’ll take you two to your parents once you’re done with your

they wanted, the two kids sat down obediently on the

company by his side. Eager to see their parents, Benedict had Eugene increase the speed of the

the first time the two kids had been without their parents, so they

heard a

then opened the door slightly and glanced about as

when I arrived, and he told me that Cedrick hadn’t left his office after returning earlier,

Nico asked

recover from the shock, Nico squinted